English National Curriculum - Science
Mission Objectives
Describe the process of distillation
Describe the difference between simple and fractional distillation
Identify examples of mixtures that can be separated by either simple or fractional distillation
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Words and meanings to learn
condenser
outer glass tube used to condense hot gases back to their liquid form
distillate
the vapour in a distillation that is collected and condensed into a liquid
evaporation
the process of a liquid changing to a gas, especially by heating
boiling point
the temperature at which a substance rapidly changes from a liquid to a gas
fractionating column
equipment used in the distillation of liquid mixtures to separate the mixture into its component parts, or fractions, based on their differences in volatility
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Simple distillation - inky water
Demo of fractional distillation
Liebig condenser with ethanol and water
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